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 ''they grant his Petition, and give leave, and permit him with afe conduct to come hither freely and quietly, and afely to dipatch his buinee, being moleted by no man upon the account of Religion, within the pace of ix weeks. But with this expree condition that preently upon his entrance into the Kingdom, he appear before the mot illutrious Lords Commiioners, and recite what buinee he hath to do, and within that time admit of intruction by pirituall men, pious and learned, that o being made a member of the Catholick Church by an humble confeion of ins, and receiving the Sacrament in one kind, he might alo be received at the end of the terme, as a member of the Kingdome. There could be no longer time of tay granted to any that did otherwie. For this was the unchangeable will of his Imperiall Majety. Thee were given from the Commiion of reformation at Prague, N. N. N &c. With which kindnee (forooth) mot being affrighted, had no deire to return into their Countrey, and give up themelves to uch dangerous nares, but commended their and the Churches caue with ighes to God.''

14. The Emperour in the mean time, that he might preerve his Kingdome in a flourihing condition, or ele increae his glory, fill’d the empty places of thoe that departed with pirituall perons: to whom (being advanced to the dignity of State) he aign’d the firt place, and com-